Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-04-30
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, 6 figure, replaced with correct figures
Scientific paper
The galactic micro-quasar source GRS 1915+105 has been observed with the Indian X-ray Astronomy Experiment (IXAE) several times over a period extending from 1996 to 2000. The source has been observed in different luminosity states and exhibits a rich variety of random and regular X-ray variability over a wide range of time scales. It also shows a unique variability characteristic namely the occurrence of quasi-regular X-ray bursts with period ranging from 20 s to about 100 s which have slow rise and fast decay. The X-ray spectrum of these bursts is hardest near the end of decay. In the low-hard state and bright-soft state with rapid variability, the source exhibits quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) with variable frequency which is luminosity dependent. Regular X-ray intensity dips have been detected coincident with the occurrence of a giant radio outburst. The source made a transition from a low-state to a high-state in 1999 in less than a day and from a soft-bright state to a hard-low state in 2000 in less than 100 minutes during the IXAE observations. Details of these and other variability characteristics of the source are presented in this paper.
Agrawal Prahlad C.
Naik Swatee
Paul Biswajit
Rao Ravi A.
Seetha S.
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